OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid visits Tajikistan and OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe

OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid, visited Tajikistan and the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe on 6 and 7 June 2022.

During her visit, the Secretary General met with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Commander of the Tajik Border Troops Colonel-General Rajabali Rahmonali, Deputy Speaker of the Tajik Parliament and Head of the Alliance of Women Parliamentarians Dilrabo Mansuri as well as with civil society representatives.

The Secretary General participated in the Second International High-Level Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development” hosted jointly by the Government of Tajikistan and the United Nations, in partnership with the OSCE and other international stakeholders. She also opened the pre-conference forum “Women Water Forum: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion – Water Unites Us”.

Schmid met with the staff of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and the OSCE Border Management Staff College, and commended their dedication and professionalism.